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			<h1>FIND/FINDB Function</h1>
			<p>The <b>FIND</b>/<b>FINDB</b> function is one of the <a href="../UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.htm#textdata" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">text and data functions</a>. Is used to find the specified substring (find_text) within a string (within_text). The <b>FIND</b> function is intended for languages that use the single-byte character set (SBCS), while <b>FINDB</b> - for languages that use the double-byte character set (DBCS) like Japanese, Chinese, Korean etc.</p>
			<h3>Syntax</h3> 
			<p><b><em>FIND(find_text, within_text, [start_num])</em></b></p> 
			<p><b><em>FINDB(find_text, within_text, [start_num])</em></b></p> 
			<p>The <b>FIND/FINDB</b> function has the following arguments:</p>
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					<td><b><em>find_text</em></b></td>
					<td>A string you are looking for.</td>
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					<td><b><em>within_text</em></b></td>
					<td>A string you are searching within.</td>
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					<td><b><em>start_num</em></b></td>
					<td>A position in a string where the search will start. It is an optional argument. If it is omitted, the funcion will start search from the beginning of the string.</td>
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			<h3>Notes</h3>
			<p>The FIND/FINDB function is <b>case-sensitive</b>.</p>
			<p>If there are no matches, the function will return the <b>#VALUE!</b> error.</p>
			<p><a href="../UsageInstructions/InsertFunction.htm#applyfunction" onclick="onhyperlinkclick(this)">How to apply</a> the <b>FIND/FINDB</b> function.</p>
			
			<h3>Examples</h3>
            <p>The figure below displays the result returned by the <b>FIND</b> function.</p>
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